More cicada species additions and changes

Just to update you all on some recent changes to some cicada species names, after a recent paper last year split the Pauropsalta genus. The following species have been changed:

1. Southern Bark Squeaker (Atrapsalta corticina) - formally Pauropsalta corticina
2. Black Squeaker (Atrapsalta encaustica) - formally Pauropsalta encaustica
3. Southern Red-eyed Squeaker (Popplepsalta notialis) - formally Pauropsalta notialis
4. Sandstone Squeaker (Atrapsalta collina) - formally Pauropsalta collina

If you had recorded any observations of these species in the past, then iNaturalist should automatically update those obs to be under the new name

In addition, I have added some more species into the iNaturalist database, including:

1. Creaking Branch cicada (Auscala spinosa)
2. River Ambertail (Yoyetta fluviatilis)
3. Small Southern Ambertail (Yoyetta nigrimontana)
4. Blue-banded Scratcher (Popplepsalta aeroides)
5. Red Scratcher (Popplepsalta rubristrigata)
6. Southern Mountain Squeaker (Atrapsalta furcilla)
7. Sand Fairy (Sylphoides arenaria)
8. Beach Squeaker (Haemopsalta aktites)

If you have managed to record any of these species, you can go back to the observation and edit it to update it to the cataloged species.

Posted on January 25, 2017 09:47 PM by njemery